By Ravi Srinivasan,Kiel Moe
ISBN-10: 1138803529
ISBN-13: 9781138803527
ISBN-10: 1138803537
ISBN-13: 9781138803534
The legislation of thermodynamics—and their implications for architecture—have now not been absolutely built-in into architectural layout. structure and construction technology too frequently stay restricted by means of linear ideas and methodologies concerning power that occlude major amounts and traits of power.
The Hierarchy of power in Architecture addresses this example via delivering a transparent review of what strength is and what architects can do with it. construction at the emergy procedure pioneered by way of platforms ecologist Howard T. Odum, the authors situate the power practices of structure in the hierarchies of power and the thermodynamics of the big, non-equilibrium, non-linear power platforms that force structures, towns, the planet and universe.
Part of the PocketArchitecture sequence, the e-book is split right into a basics part, which introduces key issues and the emergy method, and an purposes part, which good points case reports utilising emergy to numerous architectural structures. The publication presents a concise yet rigorous publicity to the method obstacles of the power platforms relating to structures and as such will entice specialist architects and structure students.
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